MEGAN O’BRIEN
Summary
Strategic operations and transformation executive with 15+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise-wide program, partner, and go-to-market operations within complex technology organizations. Proven leader in organizational design, cross-functional alignment, change management, and executive communications. Known for
developing high-performing teams, driving operational clarity, and enabling speed-to-market
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
VP, Transformation
SiriusXM
03.2025 - Current
- Support the CTO in developing and implementing the organization’s transformation strategy and roadmap.
- Oversee specific transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with overall strategic objectives.
- Partner with senior leaders across the organization to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
- Act as a liaison between the CTO and cross-functional teams to ensure clear communication and accountability.
- Drive the adoption of new processes and systems, ensuring seamless integration across departments.
- Lead stakeholder engagement and communication efforts to build consensus and enthusiasm for transformation initiatives.
- Partner with the Organizational Culture and Change Management team to ensure alignment and simplicity in transformation communications, fostering clarity and engagement across the organization.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of change initiatives, providing recommendations for course corrections as needed.
VP of Program Operations
SiriusXM
01.2020 - 03.2025
- Led the vision, strategy and roll-out of the Program Operations organization with the mission to optimize cross-functional alignment and improve efficiencies for the SiriusXM enterprise.
- Developed and maintained key relationships with senior and c-level cross-functional leaders across Marketing, Legal, IT and others to ensure business priorities are well understood and appropriately prioritized, communication is timely and relevant, and speed to market continued at an optimal pace.
- Within a year, scaled the scope of the organization to incorporate five core areas of focus: go-to-market operations, vendor management, portfolio management, strategic communications and learning.
- Developed a go-to-market center of excellence, expanding program portfolio beyond Product to include broader enterprise.
- Drove content creation and hosted all large format meetings including our All Hands (~1300 people), management meetings (~200 people) and bi-weekly open format meeting (~700 people).
- Drove strategic and high priority communications both within the Product organization and from the Product organization to the larger enterprise.
- Managed a vendor portfolio of $84M.
VP of Partner Operations
SiriusXM
02.2019 - 01.2020
- Led the development of the Partner Operations organization designed to evaluate, implement and manage advertising vendors, select B2B partners and martech.
- Continued to manage the Ad Go to Market, Business Process Management and Ad Platforms teams with continual focus on process refinement and organizational development.
- Developed tiered support strategy for vendor management designed to clarify support structure, manage resourcing and ultimately drive improved vendor relationships.
- Gained executive and cross-functional support to implement the launch operations function designed to drive key strategic launches across the organization.
- Led the negotiations for high value contracts
Sr. Director, Go to Market Operations
Pandora
12.2017 - 01.2019
- Increased the team’s scope to include two new functions: Ad Platform Management with a mission to manage evaluation, implementation and vendor management for key technology vendors. The Business Process Management team focused on driving scale through optimized process of resource and system improvements.
- Drove organizational development, including the design and execution of a career path framework, aligning key talent across the three verticals as well as ensuring clear career progression for both individuals and managers alike.
Director, Go To Market Operations
Pandora
06.2015 - 01.2018
- Led the strategy to scale our Ads Go To Market strategy, a five stage process encompassing 10+ cross-functional teams designed to drive commercialization of ad products and expedite time to market while managing feedback loops and improving communication.
- Managed the communications and cross-functional process roll out, including presenting at the Sales Leadership conference.
- Managed a team of Go To Market managers, aligned by product vertical, driving execution for our Ads business.
Manager, Business Solutions
Pandora
01.2013 - 06.2015
- Managed a team of enterprise project managers focused on large scale technology solutions including: HRIS implementation, Salesforce support and optimization, and vendor management.
- Built strong, trusting relationships with key stakeholders across HR and Sales Operations.
- Developed and managed the roll out of a scaled intake process which expedited prioritization, accelerated feedback loops and improved stakeholder communications.
- In conjunction with key stakeholders, identified projects, prioritized, scoped and defined deliverables that supported business goals.
Education
B.S. - Literature, Education
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CASkills
Go-to-market strategy
Team development
Program and portfolio operations
Enterprise transformation
C-level engagement
Organizational design
Change management
Strategic communication
Vendor and partner management
Additional Experiences
- Executive Sponsor for Women in Tech
- Executive Sponsor for Sustainability Committee
- Manager of the Year, 2017
Timeline
VP, Transformation
SiriusXM
03.2025 - Current
VP of Program Operations
SiriusXM
01.2020 - 03.2025
VP of Partner Operations
SiriusXM
02.2019 - 01.2020
Sr. Director, Go to Market Operations
Pandora
12.2017 - 01.2019
Director, Go To Market Operations
Pandora
06.2015 - 01.2018
Manager, Business Solutions
Pandora
01.2013 - 06.2015
B.S. - Literature, Education
UC Santa Cruz